SB2014060518 - Information exposure in Linux kernel
Published: June 5, 2014
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014060518
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information exposure (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3917)
The vulnerability allows a local user to read memory contents or crash the application.
kernel/auditsc.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.5, when CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL is enabled with certain syscall rules, allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive single-bit values from kernel memory or cause a denial of service (OOPS) via a large value of a syscall number.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1102571
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/1713179
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/29/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60011
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59777
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60564
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1143.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2334-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2335-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1281.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html